Evaluate the idea that English is now a global language and this is affecting the way English is changing around the world. by James Moorfoot https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74 en-us 2017-01-20 14:25:12 UTC 2026-02-05 21:27:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Evaluate the idea that English is now a global language and this is affecting the way English is changing around the world moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148365272 2017-01-20 14:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148365272 Africa has an increasing amount of influence over language use moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148366621 2017-01-20 14:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148366621 South America's econonmy is booming moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148366718 2017-01-20 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148366718 The rise of South America will kill English and create more Spanish speakers moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941093 2017-01-24 09:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941093 Portuguese is the majority language of South America, by a small margin. Spanish, with slightly fewer speakers than Portuguese, is the second most spoken language on the continent moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941395 2017-01-24 09:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941395 English is the language of business and business is the mechanics of the world... https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941688 2017-01-24 09:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941688 0eadams https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941803 With more than 350 million people around the world speaking English as a first language and more than 430 million speaking it as a second language, there are English speakers in most countries around the world.]]> 2017-01-24 09:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941803 Over 1/7th of the world's population speaks mandarin. 0jfarmer https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941818 2017-01-24 09:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148941818 Global English 0dfaure https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942145 As we have seen, a global language arises mainly due to the political and economic power of its native speakers. It was British imperial and industrial power that sent English around the globe between the 17th and 20th Century. ]]> 2017-01-24 09:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942145 The British Empire 0lwildbore https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942147 After developing for almost a millennium on the British Isles, English was taken around the world by the sailors, soldiers, pilgrims, traders and missionaries of the British Empire. By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe.]]> 2017-01-24 09:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942147 More than 1 billion people are learning English as you read this.According to the British Council, around 1 billion people around the world were learning English in 2000. This figure is now likely to be significantly higher. 0khobson https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942562 2017-01-24 09:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942562 •Arabic is spoken by over 375 million people in the Middle East and North Africa moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942756 2017-01-24 09:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942756 0abalfour https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942800 https://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/minority-ethnic/https://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/minority-ethnic/]]> 2017-01-24 09:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148942800 English is found on every continent. It has major speech communities in over seventy countries. It is the language of the internet. It is language of air-traffic control, of international travel, and of international business. It is the language of science bellaroydhouse https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943565 2017-01-24 09:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943565 https://aggslanguage.wordpress.com/language-change-theorists-%E2%80%93-millroy-trudgill-aitchison-deutscher-harlow/ moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943797 2017-01-24 09:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943797 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/reith-lectures-is-our-language-in-decay-1317695.html moorfootj https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943883 2017-01-24 09:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/moorfootj/45jb6twiqt74/wish/148943883